Hearing Rover's question, Mo Bai had a momentary sense of déjà vu.
She seemed just like a teacher at the Academy.
Come to think of it, Lynae had said something similar about Rover when they first met.
Well, he and Lynae agreed now: Rover really was good at guiding people by asking questions.
As for the question she had asked him...
"I actually thought about that a long time ago."
Since arriving in Solaris, Mo Bai had reflected on himself more than once.
The future, though, was something he considered only occasionally.
Long ago, Mo Bai had felt that every extra day of this second life was a bonus. He had never set himself a definite goal.
Graduate from the Academy? Then travel around the rest of Solaris?
He had never thought about any of that back then.
At the time, he had only one thought.
Take things as they came, and see whether he could do something for his friend Rover.
Every extra second he lived was a second he owed himself. If he died for Rover, he would have done right by his friend.
Back then, he had been little more than a shadow with no sense of self.
Later, he met many new friends and went through experiences that opened his eyes.
But the most significant thing was getting to know Mo Hei properly and spending time with him.
Ever since Mo Hei became his Shikigami, Mo Bai had felt a responsibility toward him.
After all, there was now a living person in his shadow.
Mo Hei might have been born from him, but to Mo Bai, he was a person in his own right.
He was the good friend who had quietly stayed by his side from the very beginning.
From then on, Mo Bai had